Reading Reading While Black While White
A reflection on the violence in our streets, racial injustice, and the imprecatory Ps
A Deeper Hope | Sermon for Advent 1 from Psalm 25 and Luke 21:25-36
This sermon lights the candle of hope on Advent 1. Advent is a season in which we embrace the darkness. Our hope is not in the wishful thinking that God will someday remove everything we don’t like. Rather, our hope lies in the promise that God is with us, God...
Overcome (by) Grief
It has been twelve years, but it seems like yesterday. Lona’s scream pierced my soul. We knew all day that something was not right. No one had heard from her Dad that day. He was on location in Sacramento, CA running another construction project. His twin...
Overcome (by) Depression
Have you ever felt like you just don’t want to get out of bed…ever? There is a dark cloud floating right behind your eyes that makes everything seem distant and slightly unreal. Your logical mind tells you that the sun is shining and that everything in your life...